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If there happens to be enough water, Posted by: ezwater on May-31-12 2:32 AM (EST)

and it's not too hot, Antietam Creek is a good easy run, and an outfitter there can help with shuttle. As I recall, there was NPS parking down near the Antietam mouth on the Potomac.

I find it hard to settle in advance on any particular campground because of weather and water level issues. This uncertainty until the last minute drives my wife crazy, and of course makes it hard to reserve campgrounds in advance. But watchfulness has made for some great trips when most of the nation had little to offer by way of summer river paddling.